Senate panel formally asks BIR to probe suppliers for tax liabilities that could reach P7.5B
1 Mins read
THE SENATE Blue Ribbon Committee on Thursday adopted a resolution urging the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to form a task force…
Presidential, VP debates will be face-to-face -- Comelec
2 Mins read
DEBATES among candidates for the country’s top two positions in next year’s elections will be in person, an official of the Commission…
Business groups want to see a well-organized elections, 'clear' results in 2022
1 Mins read
PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS BUSINESS groups want to see a well-organized election next year, with adjustments made in proceedings in consideration of…
LTO issues memo clarifying that PMVIC inspection still optional
1 Mins read
SENATOR Mary Grace S. Poe-Llamanzares on Thursday welcomed the memorandum issued by the Land Transportation Office (LTO) reiterating its statement last week…
DoF's Dominguez says rich countries need to offer more climate funding
1 Mins read
FINANCE Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said wealthy economies have not offered enough climate financing to help developing nations reduce their carbon…
ADB sees coal-fired plant retirement scheme saving 200M tons of CO2
1 Mins read
THE Asian Development Bank (ADB) said retiring half of the coal-fired power plants in the Philippines, Indonesia and Vietnam will remove up…
Print media industry seeks exemptions from VAT
2 Mins read
REUTERS THE PRINT media industry has asked Congress for tax relief to help it recover, seeking exemptions from the value-added tax (VAT)…
13th month pay loan application window starts Nov. 2
1 Mins read
SMALL BUSINESSES interested in zero-interest loans to help them make their 13th month payroll may start applying on Nov. 2, the Small…
House probe sought for Mindanao Rail land acquisitions
1 Mins read
TWO HOUSE legislators filed a resolution seeking to investigate the process of right-of-way acquisition from private landowners for the China-funded Mindanao Railway…
SSS app transactions top 35 million in first eight months of 2021
1 Mins read
THE SOCIAL Security System (SSS), the private-sector pension fund, said its mobile application processed 35.27 million transactions and queries in the first…